In the wake of the (legitimate) controversy about HHS Secretary Tom Price using public funds for private plane travel, the AP published an article entitled, “Education Secretary DeVos uses private plane for work travel.” They bury the fact that she pays for this travel with her own, not taxpayer, monies.
Voting along party lines, the Senate has confirmed Rep. Tom Price (R-GA) as the next Secretary of Health and Human Services. The Democrats once again held the Senate to a 30 hour debate to change minds of the Republicans, but failed once again.
This is a huge first step for Republicans in...
Senate Republicans found a way to end the Democrat boycott of approval votes for President Donald Trump’s Cabinet. The Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee changed the rule stating at least one member from each party must attend a meeting for the committee to do its work.
The Democrats boycotted the hearing...
A member of Trump’s transition team confirmed Monday night that the president-elect has selected Rep. Tom Price (R-GA) to serve as the Secretary of Heath and Human Services. Rep. Price has been the Chair of the House Budget Committee these last two years, working closely with Speaker Ryan o deficit reduction.
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